Identity
Person No.
4693
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Charles Robert Cooper
Initials
C R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, U-202 attacked convoy SC-52 northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and observed hits on two ships and heard a third. At 08.44 hours, a capsized wreck was sunk by coup de grace, possibly that of one of the vessels struck during the first attack. However, the Flynderborg and Gretavale were sunk by these attacks. The master, 31 crew members and six gunners from the Gretavale (Master Frank S. Passmore) were lost. Six crew members were picked up by the HMCS Windflower (K 155) (Lt John Price) and landed at St.Johns
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Walter and Edith Crombie; husband of Sarah M. Crombie, of Plean, Stirlingshire. Born 1912 in Cape Town. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project